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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biographies of Islam: Imam Malik – Knowledge Triumphant | 10 oct. 2025 | 00:21:12 | |
Discover the exceptional life of Imam Mālik ibn Anas, the founder of the Maliki school of law and ritual! In this episode: Growing up in Medina – Mālik & Knowledge – Teaching & Writing – Appearance & Virtues Sources: Ibn Farḥūn: Al-Dībāj Al-Aṣbahānī: Ḥilyat al-awliyāʾ Al-Shablanjī: Nūr al-Abṣār Al-Shaʿrānī: Al-Ṭabaqāt Abū Zahra: Mālik U.F. Abd-Allah: “Theological dimensions” | |||
| Biographies of Islam: Lady Fatima Zahraa– Luminous Virtue | 03 oct. 2025 | 00:22:02 | |
Discover the exceptional life of Lady Fāṭima, the luminous daughter of the Prophet, peace be upon him! In this episode: Intro & Beginnings – Household, Family & Service in Battle – The Prophet’s Illness ﷺ & Aftermath – Qualities & Closing Sources: Al-Aṣbahānī: Ḥilyat al-awliyāʾ Al-Ṭabarī: Dhakhāʾir al-ʿUqbā Al-Zurqānī: Sharḥ al-Zurqānī ʿalā al-Mawāhib İslâm Ansiklopedisi | |||
| Biographies of Islam: Sayyiduna Ali Ibn Abi Talib– The Lion-hearted Scholar | 03 oct. 2025 | 00:22:24 | |
Discover the extraordinary life of Sayyidunā ʿAlī, the forth of the Rightly Guided Caliphs! In this episode: Intro & Biography – Marriage to Lady Fāṭima – Sd. ʿAlī as Caliph – Character and Appearance – Famous sayings Sources: Al-Aṣbahānī: Ḥilyat al-awliyāʾ Al-Ṭabarī: Al-Riyāḍ al-Naḍira Al-Shablanjī: Nūr al-Abṣār Musnad Aḥmad İslâm Ansiklopedisi | |||
| Biographies of Islam: Sayyiduna Osman Ibn Affan – Possessor of Two Lights | 03 oct. 2025 | 00:20:01 | |
Discover life and legacy of Sd. ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān, the Possessor of Two Lights and preserver of the Quran! I this episode: Intro & Life – Mushaf of Osman – Possessor of Two Lights & Character – Appearance & Closing Sources: Abū Nuʿaym al-Aṣbahānī: Ḥilyat al-awliyāʾ Al-Muḥibb al-Ṭabarī: Al-Riyāḍ al-Naḍira İslâm Ansiklopedisi | |||
| Biographies of Islam: Sayyiduna Umar Ibn al-Khattab – The Distinguisher | 24 sept. 2025 | 00:19:01 | |
Discover the story of Sd. ʿUmar, called al-Fārūq – the Distinguisher between truth and falsehood. In this episode: Intro – Who Was Umar? – Physical Appearance – Respect for Other Faiths – The Title Al-Faruq – Legacy Sources: – Al-Aṣbahānī: Ḥilyat al-awliyāʾ – Al-Ṭabarī: Al-Riyāḍ al-Naḍira – Shah-Kazemi, The Spirit of Tolerance in Islam, 2011 – İslâm Ansiklopedisi | |||
| Biographies of Islam: Sayyiduna Abu Bakr – The Truthful | 09 sept. 2025 | 00:21:16 | |
Discover the inspiring life of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, the first Caliph of Islam. In this episode: Intro, his Islam – The Cave – As Caliph – Appearance & Traits – Famous Saying Sources: Al-Aṣbahānī: Ḥilyat al-awliyāʾ Al-Ṭabarī: Al-Riyāḍ al-Naḍira Al-Ghazālī: Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn İslâm Ansiklopedisi Credits: Text: Dr. Ahmed F. Luetzen Music: Kristian Abdul Sabur | |||